How Billboard’s Up-And-Coming Country Artist Blake Whiten Went From Viral Covers to Opening Stadium Tours & Scoring His Own Hot 100 Hit
Blake Whiten, Billboard’s August Up-and-Coming Artist, has progressed from posting viral country covers to opening Morgan Wallen’s stadium tour and earning his first Billboard Hot 100 entry. His rapid rise matters because it marks a transition from social-media exposure to mainstream industry milestones, including a debut album, radio promotion and a headline tour.
Whiten’s cover of Wallen’s “I’m The Problem” went viral in June 2024, prompting the then-construction worker to move from South Carolina to Nashville within 48 hours. At 22, he has released his Warner Records debut album, Something to Say, while its single “Bet on That” entered the Hot 100 at No. 98; he also co-wrote Bailey Zimmerman’s top-40 Hot Country Songs track “Holding On”. He began his Something To Say Tour on 20 August after supporting Wallen in Pennsylvania and Michigan and performing Wallen’s “Up Down” alongside him.
- Viral cover singer Blake Whiten has reached the Billboard Hot 100.
- His debut album and headline tour followed major stadium-support appearances.
- Whiten moved to Nashville soon after social-media success.